The Turning Point:

Gene Smith is Hired as Jags GM

Gene Smith's hiring was when it all started going downhill. Gene was a bad GM who not only fell in love with players, but traded up for them at bad prices. He traded a 2nd round and 7th round pick for a 3rd round pick. He traded up to get Blaine Gabbert. He took Alualu in the Top 10. He took a punter in the third round. The man hired Mike Mularkey. He pretty much removed all the talent from the team, and left them with less than table scraps. After that, the Jags really started dropping fast.

To put all of this into perspective--as much as we all hate Shack's trade up in the 1st round his last year here... Shack essentially gave up less to get Derrick Harvey than Gene Smith did to get Derek Cox. And if you really want to rub salt on the wound, he gave up a lot less than Gene Smith did to trade up to get Blaine Gabbert. AND he only moved up fewer spots. And don't give me the ol' "QB available' stuff because Joe Flacco was available when we took Derrick Harvey, and I think we'd all be very happy with Flacco today.

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